Porthcawl - Sandy Bay (Beach) (Bridgend) weather

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    Today (2 December 2024)
    Time
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    Weather symbols
    Light shower day
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    24
    NW
    24
    NW
    22
    NW
    20
    NW
    19
    NW
    17
    NW
    15
    NW
    13
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    38
    37
    35
    32
    29
    26
    23
    20
    17
    15
    14
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    77%
    78%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    Wind direction and speed
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (3 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
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    03:00
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    23:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
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    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
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    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Overcast
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    6
    N
    5
    NNE
    4
    NE
    4
    ENE
    6
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    13
    11
    10
    9
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    14
    13
    14
    16
    15
    16
    16
    17
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    78%
    78%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    80%
    75%
    73%
    72%
    74%
    75%
    79%
    81%
    79%
    79%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Wednesday (4 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
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    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Heavy rain
    Heavy rain
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    80%
    90%
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    11
    SE
    13
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    20
    17
    14
    16
    19
    23
    31
    37
    37
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    VG
    M
    86%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    85%
    83%
    81%
    85%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    0.5
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.1
    1.4
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Thursday (5 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
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    18:00
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    Weather symbols
    Light rain
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light shower night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    80%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    30%
    10%
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    SSW
    22
    SW
    20
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    23
    WSW
    26
    W
    29
    W
    31
    36
    32
    29
    38
    45
    47
    45
    45
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    91%
    98%
    97%
    94%
    92%
    88%
    78%
    76%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.6
    1.7
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.6
    3.3
    3.5
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    10
    11
    Friday (6 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
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    Weather symbols
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    Overcast
    Overcast
    Light rain
    Light rain
    20%
    20%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    WNW
    30
    W
    25
    WNW
    21
    W
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    25
    41
    39
    30
    27
    30
    33
    42
    48
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    78%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    2.9
    2.4
    1.8
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    1.0
    11
    11
    10
    12
    12
    12
    12
    11
    Saturday (7 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
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    Weather symbols
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Light rain
    Overcast
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    50%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    11°
    10°
    W
    28
    W
    28
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    27
    NW
    25
    NW
    23
    51
    50
    53
    51
    56
    51
    48
    44
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    83%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    77%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.0
    1.6
    2.6
    3.5
    3.8
    3.3
    2.7
    2.0
    11
    7
    8
    11
    12
    13
    13
    13
    Sunday (8 December 2024)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols
    Cloudy
    Cloudy
    Partly cloudy night
    Sunny intervals
    Sunny intervals
    Partly cloudy night
    Partly cloudy night
    Cloudy
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    NW
    21
    NNW
    20
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    N
    17
    N
    16
    N
    14
    N
    14
    42
    40
    39
    37
    37
    36
    32
    29
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    76%
    76%
    74%
    70%
    66%
    65%
    68%
    71%
    -
    -
    -
    1
    1
    1
    -
    -
    1.6
    13

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 2 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 3 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 4 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 5 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 6 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 7 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 8 December

    Tide times and heights are from Porthcawl tidal station which is 0.8 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Rain at times. Winds easing, though feeling cooler.

    Today:

    A rather cloudy and showery start, though becoming a little brighter for a while during the morning. Cloud then thickening from the north bringing some patchy rain, which should clear towards evening. Brisk winds slowly easing. Cooler than of late. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a generally dry night with some clear periods. A widespread slight frost forming, with the odd mist or fog patch also developing under the light winds. Minimum temperature 0 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Morning frost and any fog will lift to leave some sunshine briefly. Cloud increasing from the west to bring some rain to all parts later, and turning breezy. Disappointing temperatures. Maximum temperature 7 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    A drier and brighter day on Wednesday with gentle winds. Very changeable thereafter with spells of wet and windy weather to end the week, though turning milder.

    Updated:

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